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Feds greenlight Centrelink’s ISIS plans
The Federal Government has given the thumbs up for a seven year overhaul of Centrelink’s core computing platform, predicting the first benefits will emerge as soon as next year… read more...
Tax minimisation: Singapore booms as Australia fumes
The extent to which multinational technology companies shift revenues and profits in order to minimise their global tax bills was on full display yesterday… read more...
Dallas downloaders face studio backlash
A landmark Federal Court Decision will force leading ISPs in Australia to hand over the names and addresses of 4,726 people who may have illegally copied a movie over the internet… read more...
Gov CIOs feel pressure to perform
Asia Pacific government CIOs are facing more budgetary pressure than their international or private sector peers… read more...
Things we can still learn from the electrical revolution
Gerry McGovern invites you to reimagine your business in the digital age by taking a walk down memory lane… read more...
Commbank hangs its hopes on Pi and Albert
The Commonwealth Bank is hitching its hopes for sales of tens of thousands of its tablet device to the 800 software developers it says have registered to use its Pi software platform… read more...
Apple Matters: A byte at Apple’s future
Apple has pioneered oh, lots of things. What does the latest crop mean for the future? Mark Webster ponders this question 39 years after Apple was founded… read more...
Legislative tsunami washes through Australian IT
A flurry of legislative changes is altering many of the rules affecting Australia’s information technology suppliers and users… read more...
Australia sets up IoT think tank
Australia’s telecommunications industry body has announced plans to review rules and laws that might impede internet-of-things (IoT) deployments… read more...
The road ahead for 3D printers
The technology for 3D printing has existed in some form since the 1980s. Now it is poised to move beyond prototyping into end-product and high-volume commercial manufacturing. Vinod Baya, director of PwC’s Centre for Technology and Innovation, and Alan Earls look at the coming changes and challenges for 3D printing… read more...
Time to call in the pros
The Institute of IT Professionals NZ (IITP) CEO Paul Matthews explains what the Chartered IT Professional accreditation is and why we need it… read more...
Codifying change and success
Owen McCall explains how a personal situation led to building a model for successful change… read more...
Oracle seeks 1000 cloud salespeople across APAC
Oracle’s cloud epiphany came late, now it’s playing catchup, looking to hire 1000 new salespeople across Asia Pacific to spruik cloud solutions, just as quickly as it can… read more...
Cisco ponies up $15M for local IoT centre
Cisco has pledged US$15 million to be spent over five years setting up an internet-of-everything innovation centre in Australia… read more...
Kiwis and Aussies square off over start-ups
Equity crowdfunding is again in the spotlight in Australia with two organisations joining forces – but it’s still a stop gap solution until legislation catches up with the more progressive NZ laws… read more...
CBA and CSC tangled in deception web
A former Commonwealth Bank senior technology executive was hauled in front of a NSW magistrate yesterday to answer allegations of bribery… read more...
Industrial strength IT – why automation is inevitable
When machines can automate tasks and business processes the result is greater efficiency, more consistent outcomes and lower costs of production. Donovan Jackson looks at how companies are integrating machines and IT systems for competitive advantage… read more...
Australian boards must pull up their techno socks
The boards of Australia’s leading organisations are ill prepared for the second tsunami of technological change according to Stephen Burdon, a leading management professor… read more...
Apple Matters: Secrets and, er, secrets
Apple has a well-founded reputation for secrecy. Some things seem well leaked, other things utterly surprising. Mark Webster looks at confidentiality at Apple Inc… read more...
Subscription appetite fuels Zuora funding
A global shift toward subscription style business models has helped deliver a US$115 million funding kicker to Zuora… read more...



























